Means for displaying pictures and the like.



PATENTED JAN. 30, 1906. A. E. PEAKE. MEANS FOR DISPLAYING PICTURES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.13, 1905.

W/TNESSES: INVENTORA fl/be ff D- A? WA QZW Unrrnn s rnrns PATENT ornrcn ALBERT E..PEAKE, F EVERETT, WASHINGTON.

MEANS Ii-"Qli'tv WISPILAWNG PMW'UHES AND THE LlKE.*

iilpecifichtiohnfldliettere Patent.

Patented .l'an. 30, 1906.

\ Application filed March 13,1905. flerial No. 249,948.

To (1 whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Arisnnr E. Penna, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Eva hermetically-sealed incasement in which the picture is arranged.

Furtherob'ects and advantages will be set forth in the ollowing description and those.

features of construction on which I base my claim for protection defined in the appended claims.

in the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, Figure l is a view in perspective of-a tombstone provided with my improvement. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 shows another application of my improvement, and Fig. 4 shows the incasement in position to re.- ceive the photograph and binding-cement.

In carrying out my invention it provide a transparent incasement which preferably consists of two transparent sections 1 in the form of flat rectangular plates, the same hav-.

ing their edges grooved to provide inner and outer ribs 2 and 3, said grooves being of such cross-sectional contour as to provide concave pockets, as 4, in the adjacent sides of the ribs. The inner ribs of the res ective sections abut eachother and are of less eight than the outer ribs. Consequently when the cementitious composition is placed in the grooves and compressedtherein, so as to have its outer face lie flush with the outer ed .es of the ribs 3, it will extend over the outer iaces of ribs 2, and thereby bind the two sections I firmly to ether. I

llhe icture (indicated at 6) is placed be" tween t e two sections 1. Then the cementitious binder is inserted in the grooves of the sections and forced into the pockets of ribs 23 and 3. This obviously enables the binder'to take a firmer hoid, and accidental dislodg-- ment thereof will'be prevented.

in the drawings ll have shown poses of illustration the picture it inclcsed; but it is apparent in lieu oi the picture valuable for the pun papers or any other matter which it is desired to' be preserved can be substituted, and without departing from the spirit of my invention the incasement, with the matter sealed therein,'can.be employed in any connection. Two applications are shown in the drawin s, one i1 ustrating my improvement secure by cement in a concavity provided in one face of a tombstone 7, and, as will be obvious in this connection, the picture of the deceased party will always be protected from inclement weather and unscru ulous persons. In the other form (shown in ig. 3) the incasement is shown as being suspended, by

means of a flexible connection 8, on a hook attached to a picture-molding 9 The connection 8 has its free ends attached to small eyebolts embedded in the cementitious composition 5.

'B providing an incasement of the character escribed 'a simple and inexpensive construction is provided, and the binder 5, extending over the contiguous edges of the respective sections, prevents air or moisture ,aining access to the subject incased, and by ormin the grooves in the edges of the sections t ey, aside from assisting in retaining the binder in position, can, if so desired, be suitably colored, so as to produce a border which will give a pleasing sheet and serve to set ofi the picture or other matter displayed in the incasement.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Leting their edges provided with spaced-a art ribs, and a cementitious binder enten in over the adjacent ribs of said sections an into the spaces between the ribs of the respeo tive sections.

2. An incasement comprising a plurality of transparent sections arranged one on the other, said sections being formed with spacedapart ribs on their edges, the ribs of each section having their inner faces cut out, and a cementitious binder extending over the adjacent ribs of said sections and into the cutout portions of the ribs of the respective sections.

3. An incasement comprisin a plurality of transparent sections arrange one on the other, said sections having their edges pro- Vided with raised portions, and a, cementitious binder extending over said raised portions for holding the sections together.

4:. An incesement comprising a plurality of transparent sections arranged one on the other, said sections having ribs formed on their edge portions, the adjacent ribs ,of said sections being of less height than the other ribs, and a cementitious binder extending over the adjacent ribs of said sections and 10 into the spaces between the ribs of the respective sections.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ALBERT E. PEAKE. Witnesses:

JOHN W. FILKINS, A. B. FOLEY. 

